President Obama said his visit was not about image. His message for America: Remember the struggles continuing in Louisiana, and pitch in to help.

President Obama reminds nation about needs in Louisiana during tour of flooded areas

President Obama said his visit was not about image. His message for America: Remember the struggles continuing in Louisiana, and pitch in to help.

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Updated: 6:44 PM CDT Aug 23, 2016

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WEBVTT SCOTT: WDSU REPORTER JENNIFERCROCKETT IS IN ZACHARY, ON THESTREET OBAMA TOURED TODAY, WITHREACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'SVISIT.JENNIFER: A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORSWERE EXCITED TO SEE THEPRESIDENT, BECAUSE THEY DID NOTKNOW THAT HE WAS COMING TODAY TOTHIS NEIGHBORHOOD.OTHERS WERE FRUSTRATED.THEY WERE LEFT OUTSIDE THENEIGHBORHOOD, CUT OFF BY THESECURITY DETAIL.STILL MUST AGREE THE ATTENTION, IS NECESSARY TO KEEP FEDERALAID FLOWING. MARLETTE SANDERS: SHE WANTED TOKEEP IT BECAUSE THAT WAS THEYEAR MY SISTER PASSED. JENNIFER: MEMORIES STAINED WITHWATER MARKS.THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT AFTERFLOODWATERS CONSUMED CASTLEPLACE NEIGHBORHOOD, IN THENORTHERN PART OF EAST BATONROUGE PARISH.MARLETTE SANDERS: THIS IS MYFIRST HOME THAT I BOUGHT ON MYOWN.AND THE WATER CAME, LIKE NOWARNING.IN A MATTER OF 30 MINUTES, ANDIT WAS LIKE KNEE HIGH. JENNIFER: THAT'S WHEN MARLETTESANDERS GOT OUT WITH HER FAMILY.AND AS SHE CONTINUED CLEANINGOUT HER GUTTED HOME TUESDAY,ANOTHER SURPISE.PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA AT HERDOOR.HIS MESSAGE.WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKELOUISINA WHOLE AGAIN.PRESIDENT OBAMA: THIS IS NOT AONE-OFF.THIS IS NOT A PHOTO-OP ISSUE.THIS IS, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURETHAT A MONTH FROM NOW, THREEMONTHS FROM NOW, SIX MONTHS FROMNOW, PEOPLE STILL ARE GETTINGTHE HELP THAT THEY NEEJENNIFER: $127 MILLION IN AID,THE 20 PARISHES DECLAREDDISASTERS.EVEN MORE IS EXPECTED.PRESIDENT OBAMA: FEDERALASSISTANCE ALONE IS NOT GOING TOBE ENOUGH TO MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVESWHOLE AGAIN.SO I'M ASKING EVERY AMERICAN TODO WHAT YOU CAN TO HELP GETFAMILIES AND LOCAL BUSINESSESBACK ON THEIR FEET. JENNIFER: NATIONALLY, THEPRESIDENT HAS BEEN CRITICIZEDFOR NOT VISITING SOONER.BUT VENETIA GOODEN SAYS, NOW SHEUNDERSTANDS.VENETIA GOODEN: AT THE TIME,PEOPLE WERE STILL ON TOPS OFTHEIR HOMES.YOU KNOW, I SAW WHAT IT TOOK TOGET HIM IN HERE TODAY, SO I JUSTCOULDN'T IMAGINE PULLING THOSERESOURCES WHEN WE STILL HADPEOPLE THAT WERE HELPLESS. JENNIFER: SHE RESCUED HER10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, AS THEWATER QUICKLY ROSE.THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS BUSYGRABBING WHAT MATTERED MOST,MEMORIES OF HER FATHER, WHO DIEDBEFORE SHE WAS BORN. VENETIA GOODEN: ALL SHE SAID WASIF IT WASHED AWAY, I WOULD HAVENOTHING. PRESIDENT OBAMA: AND THAT GIVESYOU SOME SENSE THAT THIS IS NOTJUST ABOUT PROPERTY DAMAGE, THISIS ABOUT PEOPLE'S ROOTS.JENNIFER: PRESIDENT OBAMA DIDSAY THAT FEMA DOES HAVE ENOUGHMONEY TO COVER THE EXPECTED COSTOF AID THAT WILL BE SENT TOLOUISIANA.AND AS FOR GOODEN'S DAUGHTER,SHE MISSED THE PRESIDENT'S VISITTODAY.SHE WAS IN SCHOOL.

President Obama reminds nation about needs in Louisiana during tour of flooded areas

President Obama said his visit was not about image. His message for America: Remember the struggles continuing in Louisiana, and pitch in to help.